XCVII CONGRESSO NAZIONALE SIF How to reach L’Aquila

By car L’Aquila is linked to the national highway system through the A24 Roma - . From : take the A24 to L’Aquila Ovest (the closest exit to town/Congress Venue). From Napoli or : take the A1 to Rome. Before reaching Rome, take the exit towards A24 and proceed to L’Aquila Ovest (the closest exit to town/Congress Venue). From : take the A14 to the Teramo - exit. Then follow the signs to Teramo and then to A24. Take the exit L’Aquila Ovest (the closest exit to town/Congress Venue). From : follow A14 up to ; then A25 towards Roma: exit Bussi. Then, follow the S.S. 17 to L’Aquila. You can also continue on A14 up to the Teramo - Giulianova exit. Then, towards Teramo on the connection to highway A24. Take the exit: L’Aquila Ovest.

By train L’Aquila is linked to the railway system from and from Sulmona. The railway station in L’Aquila is linked through public transportation AMA (http://www.ama.laquila.it/) to the downtown area and/or to the Collemaggio Terminal bus. www.trenitalia.it

By bus There are frequent buses running from Pescara (Central Station) and Roma (Tiburtina bus terminal close to Tiburtina railway station). Tel. +39 0862 65655 www.arpaonline.com Otherwise there are private services connecting L’Aquila with other destinations from/to: L’Aquila//Bologna/Milano/Venezia/Bari. Autolinee Baltour Tour Operator of V.le Marconi 7 - Pescara - Tel. 085 691990 P.zza Garibaldi 59 - Teramo - Tel. +39 0861 252817 www.baltour.it

Buses from Roma The public transportation service is called ARPA and runs from the terminal bus at Tiburtina close to the railway station (take the B line from Termini Railway station or the city-train from Fiumicino Airport). Travel time: 1h 40m. Tickets at Tiburtina terminal bus. Buses stop in L’Aquila at the Collemaggio Terminal bus. However, buses from Rome may stop, if required, close to the following hotels: Canadian/ and Azzurro. www.arpaonline.com,http://www.arpaonline.it/?page=nostop

Buses from Pescara Public buses (ARPA) depart close to the Pescara Central railway station (3 min. walk) and arrive at the Collemaggio Terminal bus in L’Aquila. Travel time: 1h 50m. Tickets prior departure at the terminal bus. www.arpaonline.com,http://www.arpaonline.it/?page=nostop By plane Aeroporto d’Abruzzo (Pescara) SAGA S.p.A. - SOCIETà DI GESTIONE General info: [email protected] Take Bus n. 38 up to Pescara railway station (every 15 min.) then public buses ARPA. Tel.+39 085-4324200 - Fax +39 085-4324239 www.arpaonline.com

Aeroporti di Roma Via dell’Aeroporto di Fiumicino, 320 - 00050 Fiumicino (RM) Tel. +39 06-65951 Take the city train up to Roma-Termini (then metro-line B to Roma Tiburtina) or up to Roma- Tiburtina. From Tiburtina railway station walk to the bus terminal close to the railway station and take the bus ARPA Roma-L’Aquila. www.arpaonline.com

Aeroporto di Ciampino You must reach the Termini o Tiburtina railway station by bus or train (there are buses connecting the Ciampino airport with the railway station in Ciampino). http://www.adr.it/ciampino

A private bus service connects both airports in Rome with L’Aquila http://www.gaspa- riairport.it/ 3 times a day.

Public transportations in L’Aquila There are regular buses from/to the Congress Venue (Facoltà di Scienze MM.FF.NN. - Uni- versità Coppito - Ospedale Regionale) and the rest of the city. Look at the schedules for the following lines: 104, 106, 108, 12, 15, 5, 83, 80, 8. The closest bus stop to the Congress Venue is on Via Vetoio. There is also a reserved shuttle service from/to the hotels in the congress list and the Congress Venue running in the morning and in the evening. http://www.ama.laquila.it/

TAXI Taxi - Piazza Battaglione Alpini 1 - Tel. 0862 22115 Radio Taxi - Via Caldora - Tel. 0862 25165

Car parking Free and paying parking slots are available in different parts of the town. The largest car parking is at the Collemaggio Terminal bus. At the Congress Venue you can use the free parking slots close to the Facoltà di Scienze MM.FF.NN.. Other free parking slots are available close to Fontana Luminosa, Villa Comunale, Porta Castello.

Touristic Info Tourist offices (IAT) are located at Piazza Duomo and in the Via Panella parking lot. http://www.comune.laquila.gov.it, http://www.noilaquila.com/, /http://www.turismoaq.com/, http://www.abruzzoturismo.it/, http://www.italia.it/en/highlights/itineraries-in-laquila/lun- go-le-piste-dellarcheologia.html